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Where does “mì-shuim” come from?

mì-shuim (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic suim, from Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

mì-shuim (Scottish Gaelic): carelessness, heedlessness, inattention,...

Definitions

  1. carelessness, heedlessness, inattention,...

Ancestry of “mì-shuim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsuimsum, amount, addition; attention, concern,...
2Middle Irishsuim—
3Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
4Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
5Proto-Italicsupemos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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